Martin Bridge out of orbit!

Format:

Book

Title:

Martin Bridge out of orbit!

Author:

Kerrin, Jessica Scott.

ISBN:

9781554531486

9781554531493

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

111 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm

Number in series:

Contents:

Crosswalk -- Spyder -- Draw Zip Rideout!

Summary:

Three more stories of Martin's plans unravelling. This time, his school is having a parade, the illustrator of his favorite comic book will be visiting his classroom, and will show him and his classmates how to draw Zip Rideout.

Program Information:

Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning LG 4.3 1.

Accelerated Reader AR LG 4.3 1.0 115498.

Subject(s):

Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.

Parades -- Juvenile fiction.

Illustrators -- Juvenile fiction.

Friendship -- Fiction.

Parades -- Fiction.

Illustrators -- Fiction.

Genre:

Juvenile literature.

Action and adventure fiction.

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Library	Call Number	Status
Searching... Newberg Public Library	SHORT CHAPTER KERRIN	Searching... Unknown

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Summary

Eight-year-old Martin Bridge returns for more slice-of-life adventures in the fifth book in this widely acclaimed chapter-book series. In the first story, Martin fumes every time classmate Harper tells one of his tall tales. Then when the fibber's astronaut costume for the parade is every bit as spectacular as he bragged it would be -- and flashier than Martin's -- our hero feels as fizzled out as a misfired rocket booster. Martin sure doesn't like Harper much. Will Martin step in and help when Harper gets in trouble, or let him get what he deserves? In the second story, when Martin demonstrates a "moonwalk" worthy of his favorite cartoon superhero, Zip Rideout, a nasty fall lands him in the hospital for stitches. He begins to wonder why Zip never gets so much as a scratch in all his perilous adventures. Has Martin's high-flying opinion of Zip Rideout landed back on earth with a painful thud? Join Martin Bridge as he hurtles in and out of orbit with two new stories and an out-of-this-world activity to inspire young artists.

Reviews (1)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 1-4-In the first of these two stories, Martin's frustration with a classmate's continual lies and exaggerations reaches a boiling point after Harper boasts that his father is a spy who has created a jet pack for him to use. It is only after Harper arrives at school wearing the same astronaut costume as Martin that he really loses control, causing Harper to be accused of something he did not do. Next, Martin learns the danger of imitating his cartoon hero, Zip Rideout, too closely and that bouncing on a pogo stick in a tree fort is never a good idea. Young readers will identify with Martin's reaction to these humorous predicaments and many will share his interest in space and superheroes. The frequent charcoal illustrations will help early-chapter-book readers make sense of the text, and the quality of the storytelling makes this title a good read-aloud.-Kathleen Meulen, Blakely Elementary School, Bainbridge Island, WA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.